Meat-tenderer.



C. S. MILLER.

MEAT TENDERER. APPLICATION FILED APR. 21, 1909.

965,477., Patented July 26, 1910.

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UNITE oHARLEs s. MILLER, or SUNBURY, PENNSYLVANIA.

MEAT-TENDERERE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Ju1y'26, 1910:

Application filedApril 21, 1909. Serial No. 491,332.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES S. MILLER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Sunbury, in the county of Northumberland and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Meat-Tenderers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to meat tenderers of the rotary type. It cuts andseparates the fiber of meat, so that it can be more easily masticatedand digested. It is simple in construction, and can be readily takenapart for cleaning, thus making it perfectly sanitary.

The various features of the invention will be hereinafter more fullydescribed in connection with the accompanying drawing in which,

Figure 1 is a side elevation, with one arm of fork broken away to showslot in cross piece of. shield. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of theinvention showing means for adjusting shield. Fig. 3 is a bottom planview showing arrangement of axle, washers, strippers and cutter-wheels.Fig. 4: is an end view of the invention.

Referring to the drawing, 1 indicates the handle made of wood or othersuitable material in the end of which is inserted the shank 2 of thedownwardly projecting fork 3. Journaled in the ends of the arms 3 is ashaft 4: having head 5 and secured in position by thumb nut 6. Looselymounted on the shaft 4 are a plurality of cutting wheels having the bodyportion 7 from which radiate the cutters 8, which are beveled in sawtooth fashion. The cutter wheels are not limited to the preciseconstruction-shown, but if it is desired, disk shaped wheels may beused. The cutter-wheels are spaced by means of washers 9 also looselymounted on the shaft 4:.

10 designates a casing or shield partially covering the cutter wheelsfor protection of the operator, having sides 11, the lower ends of whichare reinforced with wire to act as strippers, a slot being providedtherein through which the aXle 1 passes to permit of the verticaladjustment of the shield and strippers. Hinged at the lower ends 13 ofthe shield are the curved strippers 13 which pass between the adjacentcutter wheels and disengage the meat from said wheels when operated.This arrangement permits of the strippers being withdrawn from betweenthe cutter wheels for cleaning either said wheels or strippers withouttaking the tenderer apart by simply removing either one of the pintlesof hinges 13. An adjusting rod 14: passes through the upper part of thefork 3 having its lower end screw threaded to engage threads 15 in theupper part of the shield 10. A pin 16 inserted in said rod 14 limits theupward and downward movement of the rod. Permanently attached to the rod14 is a small handle 17 by means of which said adjusting rod can easilybe operated. The shield 10 passes between the arms 3 of the fork, andsurrounds the three sides of the arms as shown at 18. This arrangementhelps to keep the shield in place and prevenzs any motion when thetenderer is operate By the adjusting means described the shield andstrippers can be easily raised or lowered as may be desired when cuttingeither thick or thin steaks.

The tenderer is operated by passing it backward and forward over themeat. As there are six knives or cutters and sixteen teeth on eachcutter it will be readily seen that a great number of incisions will bemade in the meat in a short time. All the parts of the tenderer can beeasily cleaned by removing the thumb nut and withdrawing the shaft,which disengages all the knives and washers.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is:

1. In a meat tenderer, the combination of a handle, of a concave shapedshield, a shaft within the shield having mounted thereon a plurality ofcutter wheels, of stripper arms loosely secured to the ends of theshield.

2. In a meat tenderer, the combination with a handle having a fork, ashaft extending between the arms of the fork and a plurality of cutterwheels mounted upon the shaft, of a stripper comprising a curved shieldhaving sides connected to said fork and stripper arms hinged to the endsof said shield.

3. In a meat tenderer, the combination with a handle having a fork, ashaft extending between the arms of the fork and a plurality of cutterwheels mounted upon the shaft, of an adjustable stripper secured to thearms of the fork, said stripper comprising a curved shield extendingpartly around shield extending partly around vthe cutter the Cutterwheels, and stripper arms hinged Wheels, and stripper arms hinged to theto the ends of the shield. ends of the shield and extending between 74:.In a meat tenderer, the combination adjacent cutter Wheels beneath theshaft.

5 with a handle having a downwardly pro- In testimony whereof I aflixmysignatureylz'i jecting fork, a shaft extending between the in presenceof two witnesses. arms of the fork and a plurality of cutter I CHARLESS. MILLER. Wheels mounted upon the shaft, of an ad- Witnesses: justablestripper secured to the arms of the C. W. CLEMENT,

10 fork, said stripper comprising a curved C. F. SHIPMAN.

